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Production control simply explained

Published Jul 14, 2025
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What is production control?

Production control is responsible for comparing planning, target and comparative data with data from previous periods. According to the definition, target data is compared with actual data. This comparison serves as a basis for analyzing the causes of deviations. This makes it possible to check whether processes are running according to plan. Production control falls under the area of production. Production control is part of production management and relates to the entire production process.

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Why is production control important?

Production control ensures various factors:

Quality control

Monitoring production ensures that the results of production meet the defined quality standards. Production defects and errors can be identified and reduced. It therefore also serves to optimize processes.

Efficiency

The mechanisms of production control help to increase the efficiency of production by identifying inefficient processes. Production costs can thus be reduced in the long term. In addition, personnel resources can be optimally deployed.

Comply with regulations

In many cases, production controls are required by law. The aim is to ensure that the results of production meet the legal requirements. Batch management can also help here.

Satisfied customers

Complaints can be avoided by ensuring the quality of products through production control. This can support customer satisfaction. In addition, delivery deadlines can be better met and confirmed.

Costs and effort

Production control ensures the quality of processes and thus reduces returns. This reduces the time required and saves costs.

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In which industries is production control used?

Production controls are mainly used in industries that produce goods.

Examples include the automotive, food, pharmaceutical, medical device, chemical and construction industries.

What tasks does production control perform?

Production control fulfills the following tasks:

Deadline control

Deadline control ensures compliance with regular and individual deadlines, internal and external deadlines. Depending on the size of the company, a central deadline control center may be useful.

Cost control

Cost control checks the level of costs in the service areas with regard to inefficiency. The check is based on reference values, which are derived from planned values or average values, for example. Costs are typically controlled by means of variances, target/actual comparisons, cost ratios and partial cost calculations.

Quality assurance

Quality assurance ensures that the required product quality is realized. It is carried out by means of a total check, in which all products in a population are checked, or a partial check, which uses random samples. The result serves as a basis for defining quality and initiating measures if necessary.

Capacity utilization rate

The degree of capacity utilization refers to the qualitative and quantitative performance that companies can achieve within a defined time frame. It therefore shows how much of the quantity produced can be sold.

Production planning

Production planning is responsible for planning primary requirements based on parameters such as forecasts or orders. This is followed by production control and the release, control, and monitoring of planned production orders during the manufacturing process.

Production control with Yaveon 365

Yaveon 365 is a specialized ERP extension for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, designed specifically for companies in the process manufacturing industry. The system offers comprehensive functions to support safe and efficient production control:

Batch management

Yaveon 365 offers comprehensive batch management that ensures complete traceability of batches. This is crucial for quality control, as all relevant information about a batch - from raw material origin to production processes and storage - is fully traceable.

Quality control

The system integrates quality checks directly into the production process. Companies can define test criteria that are automatically applied during production. This ensures that only products that meet the quality standards are processed or delivered. In addition, the costs of quality control are recorded in order to monitor their economic impact in a targeted manner.

Recipe management

Comprehensive recipe management ensures precise adherence to recipes. This ensures consistent product quality and minimizes errors in the production process. Changes to recipes can be documented directly in the system and tracked seamlessly.

Production scheduling and control

Production processes can be planned and controlled efficiently with Yaveon 365. The system supports the monitoring of production progress, resource planning and the optimization of processes in order to avoid bottlenecks and improve production.

Compliance and documentation

Yaveon 365 helps companies to meet legal and regulatory requirements by enabling complete and traceable documentation of all production processes - a crucial factor for auditability and quality assurance in the process manufacturing industry.

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